Indian Journal of Entomology
Open Access
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue: 2

First Record of the Genus Conochironomus Freeman (Diptera: Chironomidae) with Integrative Taxonomy of C. tobaterdecimus (Kikuchi & Sasa) from India

  • Author:
  • Bindarika Mukherjee1,2, Poulami Hui1,3, Niladri Hazra1,*
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Published Online: Aug 31, 2024
  • Page Number: 424 to 429

1Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, Purba Bardhaman, 713104, West Bengal, India

*Email: nhazra@zoo.buruniv.ac.in (corresponding author); ORCID ID 0000-0001-8149-9445

2Email: bindabdn@gmail.com; ORCID ID 0000-0002-9792-7931

3Email: moupou1997@gmail.com; ORCID ID 0000-0003-1455-7427

Online Published on 31 August, 2024.

Abstract

The genus Conochironomus Freeman is recorded for the first time from India. The known species C. tobaterdecimus (Kikuchi and Sasa, 1990) is redescribed and illustrated. DNA barcoding of C. tobaterdecimus is also done. The molecular barcoding infers us that species have a wide range of distribution. Endochironomus effususDutta, Majumdar and Chaudhuri, 1994 is proposed here as junior synonym of C. tobaterdecimus. A pictorial key and a tentative phylogenetic relationship of the described species are also given based on known males.

Keywords

Conochironomus, Key, Cytochrome oxidase I, Genetic distance, Molecular barcoding, New record, Oriental region, Phylogeny, Consensus tree, Consistency index, Retention index, Synonymy